"We all hide things."
Ashes
"Talking"
'Thinking'
Stressed
Red's eyes glared out at the planet below him. If he looked up from the window, he could still see space. His eyes could make out the thin layer of poison they had introduced into earth's atmosphere. He inhaled the crisp air that remained in his ship and chuckled. Life was beautiful. It had been a little over a year since he had his reputation ruined by that human. Most of his time had been spent on Irk convincing the control brains that he was a fit leader. His hand crushed the pop can in his grip with immense hate.
He tossed the can to the side and smacked a random technician with it. Another part of his struggle was convincing the people that the Tallest still had the power, or more specifically him. Not one Invader would fully listen to him. They would constantly contradict his orders with little actions. It was pathetic and he wouldn't tolerate it. He was the Tallest and had the power. Red darkly grinned and wondered how many Irkens he had deactivated or launched off the planet for contradicting or disobeying him. He had enjoyed listening to their screams.
"Look at them," Red sneered as he pointed to the humans being taken to their cells.
"Yeah? They look pathetic," Purple mumbled through a mouthful of chips.
"Exactly! Pathetic…unlike me," Red growled.
"Whatever," Purple mumbled as he floated off.
Red glared at Purple's back before he went back to glowering at the human race. He would kill them all; there would be no mercy. Red refused to destroy them from a distance; he wanted to show the Irkens that he wasn't weak or pathetic. If he had to, he would gain everything back through the blood of thousands. Red softly chuckled at this.
Purple floated through the Massive not really bent on going anywhere. He had originally thought that Red was just going to blow up the planet. Some of the things he saw made him sick to his squeedly spooch. Some things shouldn't have been seen or done. Purple stopped at the teleportation device and sighed. Nothing was going to plan, if anything, everything was worse. Purple shouted an order to a technician and floated over to the device.
"But my Tallest…you aren't supposed to go down there!" The technician protested.
"Hey, I'm the Tallest and I'm going down to Earth," Purple simply snapped.
"What about Tallest Red?" The Technician questioned.
"What about him? He's to busy killing everything to notice I'm gone," Purple sighed.
"It would not be wise…"
"All I hear is blah, blah, blah, now beam me down!" Purple shouted.
"Very well," the technician sighed.
Purple smirked as he felt himself get beamed down to Earth. He would be sent to one of the Irken bases. A scowl flitted across his features as he watched everything come into view. He sniffed and his scowl deepened. The scent of old blood drifted throughout the air in the metal building. Screams echoed against the walls like music. He wondered why Red enjoyed being in this place. Every night, Red came to Earth to check on progress. Purple believed that he liked the screams. He liked destruction, but screams became annoying after a while.
"Greetings my Tallest."
Purple turned his attention to the short Invader below him. Almost all the Irkens looked the same; they had nothing besides height and weight to distinguish them. Purple mused on an idea before he grinned.
"Invader Garth, give me a status report," Purple calmly ordered.
"We've made progress within the labs. Scientist Jax has reported a new bio-weapon," Invader Garth excitedly informed.
"I want to know about Red's project," Purple stated as he floated out of the room.
Invader Garth quickly followed him. Purple listened to him mumble a few things. A sigh left his lips once they reached a room. There were Irken symbols warning all to stay away.
"Tallest Red has strictly ordered us not to release any information on his project," Invader Garth warily stated.
Purple's eyes widened at this and then narrowed. He punched in a code on the keypad. It flashed red and denied him entrance. Purple repeatedly tried again and was constantly denied his entry. He growled and punched the keypad with anger.
"I am Tallest…open the door!" Purple shouted as he glared down at the Invader.
"I can't!" Invader Garth protested.
Purple's scowl turned to a dark look of anger. He picked the Irken up by the antennae and glowered at him. The smaller Irken shook in fear as Purple glowered.
"You disobey a Tallest?" Purple challenged.
"I can't disobey Tallest Red!" Garth stuttered.
"You think he holds more power then me?" Purple challenged.
"Yes…no…maybe," Garth stuttered.
"You think you can disobey me?" Purple calmly asked.
"No my Tallest," Garth quickly said.
"Then open the door," Purple calmly ordered.
"I can't," Garth protested, pleaded.
"If you don't…you'll be right alongside the humans," Purple darkly promised.
"I can't," Garth firmly declared.
Purple sighed and turned the Irken around. He roughly pulled his PAK off and tossed it. A clink was heard and Purple held the panicking Irken. Purple counted the minutes and dropped Garth back to the ground when there was less then a minute. The Invader was too retarded to do anything now. Purple dusted his hands off and turned to the keypad. He quickly began typing in random numbers. His PAK sent him different sequences as he continued to hack into the system. The keypad flashed red and the door quickly opened with a hiss. He grinned and waited for the smoke to clear. It was more of a white mist.
'Cold,' Purple mused as he floated inside the room.
The room sent chills through his warm body. Computers lined the walls and he wondered exactly what this room is. No one was inside the room, so it couldn't be that important. Yet, it held its own code without Purple's knowledge. A sob caught his attention and he noticed another door at the end of the wide room. Purple floated over to the door and opened. The room was big and it traveled below ground. Thousands of tubes lined the walls and his eyes narrowed. Two scientists had a young girl with them. Her skin was tinged blue from the fridge air. They dragged her naked body along the ground.
Purple silently watched them as they dragged her along. She hit one of them and the guard quickly turned around and backhanded her. Purple scowled at this and floated in the opposite direction. He gazed at the test subjects as he made his way to the main lab. Most Irken buildings held the same design. He glanced over his shoulder and then turned back to the door. He typed in Red's code and found that it easily opened. Purple floated inside the room and hovered in the middle.
'Disgusting,' Purple sneered as he gazed at everything.
He watched as the Irkens dissected humans and injected random serums into their bodies. Purple turned his attention away from that and found the scientist he was searching for. He could always gain answers from a fellow scientist; they had known each other long before Red.
"I see you're busy Mun," Purple calmly spoke.
Mun's antennae perked up at the voice and he quickly turned around. His red eyes blinked and he quickly wiggled his antennae and saluted Purple. Purple chuckled at the show of greeting. Mun stood at attention as Purple came closer and gazed at his work. Mun mostly worked with genetics when it came to any science. He didn't like technology.
"Greetings my Almighty Tallest," Mun softly said.
"What's going on down here?" Purple questioned.
"You always had a short attention span," Mun joked as Purple raised an antenna in question.
"What is Red making you work on?" Purple questioned as he ignored the comment. A few centuries of friendship had earned Mun some leniency.
"You mean he hasn't told you?" Mun calmly asked with a grin.
"He spoke of adding new DNA to our combos," Purple replied.
"It's quite more then that," Mun assured as he pulled off his goggles.
"I don't know his 'big' plan, but I do know it isn't all about adding new DNA,"Purple assured with an amused voice.
"Do you have an idea?" Purple asked.
"We've known each other for a long time," Mun sighed.
"Yeah, you've been there for a while," Purple mumbled.
"I was the one to install your PAK with orders of Tallest Miyuki," Mun reminded.
"So?" Purple drawled.
"Red knows much, but not everything…he hides his ambitions," Mun whispered.
"He can't gain much…I mean we're controlled by the Control Brain," Purple scoffed.
"He craves power…he doesn't see things the same way as you. Red's PAK was programmed to be a ruler…an absolute ruler," Mun explained.
"Red's been a control freak, but he's a great Irken," Purple stated.
"Power can blind and cause many problems…do not trust him with any of your concerns," Mun pleaded.
"I could never tell him about my origins," Purple angrily whispered.
"I was there when you were born…your mother was quite pretty," Mun assured.
"Was that before or after she had been killed?" Purple growled.
"You were the first live born Irken in who knows how long. It was disturbing, yet Tallest Miyuki spared you death," Mun mused.
"I know," Purple sighed.
"You and Red are growing apart," Mun stated.
"No," Purple mumbled.
"He seeks power and perfection and you…well I know you just wish to survive," Mun softly mocked.
"I've always wished to survive, but so many things affect me," Purple growled.
"I remember those times, but you must understand that the PAK doesn't affect you the same way as it does us," Mun reminded.
"Those pheromones had Irkens weirdly staring at me," Purple muttered with a frown.
"I know what Tallest Miyuki sought, but you must remember that we all hide things," Mun continued.
"Do you think it would be possible to put an end to the PAK?" Purple questioned.
"Why not? You're a living example," Mun encouraged with a grin.
"Red may end up killing us with this new DNA, and our current DNA is quite old," Purple spoke. "If we could remove the PAKs we could introduce a survival system much like these humans."
"I believe you're referring to reproducing," Mun smugly pointed out.
"Our race is doomed either way, so why not my way?" Purple questioned.
"How do you plan this?" Mun inquired.
"I don't know, but I'm getting out of here…it's creepy and I want a sandwich," Purple announced.
"Good luck," Mun mumbled as Purple vanished through the door.
Purple wandered the Irken base with many thoughts in his head. He didn't wish to return to the Massive quite yet. Confusion racked his mind as she scowled. He floated into a small vending area and scowled at the salutes he received. Purple could admit that he grew tired of the mindless worship that he received. He wanted to be leader because he had done something great. There were no great achievements that bared the name Purple; no one would remember him. He sat down and pondered this as he tossed a nacho into his mouth. He leisurely chewed as he wondered what he could do to be a worthy leader.
'There has to be something,' Purple angrily thought.
Purple gazed at the PAKs and began to think. The Irken race was perfection when it came to war and Invading, but was that life. He knew that they didn't experience the same things as him. His PAK filled him with knowledge and converted atmospheres, but he didn't need it to live. The PAK didn't surprises his emotions or his urges. He groaned as he remembered all the embarrassing moments. His head fell into his palm as he remembered those times. He only acted stupid so his moments would just be labeled as stupid. It was perfect and degrading at the same time.
'If I could expand on this PAKless idea then I might be able to save our race,' Purple reasoned.
Author's Note:
It would be nice if they could have kids...sigh...but that topic is going to be left alone for now...sigh...
I know there needs to be more Dib and he will come into the story around chapter 10 or eleven I can't decide! I keep wanting to write about Red since he does something horrible
Red: makes me the jerk
Author: But your so cute as a jerk!
That's it for now...
This chapter was edited by Invader Iza
I could just imagine the slogans for galatic conquest...
